Medical infrared thermal imaging of syringomyelia in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
BMC Vet Res
; 16(1): 137, 2020 May 14.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32410627
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Medical infrared thermal imaging (MITI) is a non-invasive imaging modality gaining popularity in the veterinary field. An infrared camera captures emission of heat and creates a color map in the form of a thermogram. Topical heat emission is influenced by localized disease processes as a result of autonomic nervous system imbalance. The purpose of this study was to determine the utility of using thermography to identify changes in thermographic patterns associated with syringomyelia (SM) presence or absence in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (CKCS) with Chiari-like Malformation (CLM).RESULTS:
In CKCS with CLM, MITI was most accurate at a texture distance of 6. Optimizing imaging feature sets produced a highest accuracy of 69.9% (95% CI 59.5-79.0%), with 81.3% sensitivity and 57.8% specificity for identifying the presence of syringomyelia.CONCLUSION:
Thermographic image analysis is a successful non-invasive, diagnostic test that can be used to screen for syringomyelia presence in a CKCS with CLM.Palabras clave
Texto completo:
1
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Malformación de Arnold-Chiari
/
Siringomielia
/
Termografía
/
Enfermedades de los Perros
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Vet Res
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article